[was_boring]

Very true. I have been working at startups for a while as a hiring manager and one of the skill sets I've had to develop is finding good people who have been passed on by FAANG or who come from a non traditional background and never would make it past there filters. Simply because we can't afford the salaries, but still pay six figures to non bay area employees. It's been interesting watching the "I should work for a startup" to "I should work for FAANG" over the past decade.

[mooreds]

> It's been interesting watching the "I should work for a startup" to "I should work for FAANG" over the past decade.

I would be interested in your thoughts on this. Is it because of salary, opportunity or security?

I am outside the Bay area.

[was_boring]

I think it's do to two reasons: 1) salary at FAANG can be 2-3x what a startup can offer, granted that's in the Bay Area; and 2) there's been more then a few examples of equity not being structured in a way that is beneficial to early employees. Sam Altman even has a blog post that says startup equity needs a revamp.